Brenda Garcia, Citizenship Coordinator, Albany Park Community Center

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Brenda Garcia is an Albany Park Community Center's Citizenship Coordinator and a first-generation college graduate. She graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a degree in anthropology. After graduating from college, she knew that she wanted to work with underrepresented communities to make it easier for them to access resources.

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Equal Pay Counts

The symbolism of November 1st means Latinas had to work all of 2017 and until this day in 2018 to catch up with what white men earned in 2017 alone.

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Research

LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company 2018 Women in the Workplace Study states, "Despite their higher aspirations, Latinas ask for promotions and raises at about the same rates as white women, but they get worse results. On average, they receive fewer promotions and are paid less for comparable work."